""A City Called Heaven," the spiritual-turned-title track with an nearly operatic vocal by mezzo-soprano Lorice Stevens, gets a moving extended modal treatment where Byrd has some rapid flurries that usually, but not always, hit their mark. With an enterprising left turn, Byrd turns the final aria from Henry Purcell's 17th century opera Dido and Aeneas into "Remember Me" -- again with Stevens singing -- and it makes a soulful dirge with a jazz sextet. Joe Henderson, still a few months away from becoming a jazz celebrity, returns in typically enigmatic, stimulating form on tenor sax; Bobby Hutcherson thoughtfully chips in on vibes; Donald Brown handles the piano well." (Allmusic)
In april 1982 gaf het van Return To Forever bekende drietal Chick Corea (piano), Stanley Clarke (contrabas) en Lenny White (drums) een tweetal concerten met saxofonist Joe Henderson. Eén in New York en eentje twee dagen later in Los Angeles. Het is dan wel deels een Return To Forever-reünie, muzikaal worden hier totaal andere paden bewandeld. Zoals al aangegeven spelen de heren hier akoestisch en het gebodene ligt in het hard- dan wel postbop-idioom en heeft niets van uitstaan met de fusion van de moederband. En met Joe Henderson is een expressieve tenorsaxofonist binnengehaald, die gewend is tegen de randen van de freejazz aan te spelen. De omstandigheden - snel georganiseerd en nog allerlei vliegvertragingen door slecht weer ook - geven het concert een fijne spontane feel en vooral Clarke en White spelen veel losser dan we van deze powerritmekanonnen gewend zijn. Regisseur Gary Legon werd ten tijde van de DVD-release, 20 jaar na dato, geïnterviewd. Hij vertelt uitgebreid over de bijzondere totstandkoming.
"Pianist McCoy Tyner and tenor-saxophonist Joe Henderson had not recorded together in over two decades when they finally met up for this Chesky CD. With strong assistance from bassist Ron Carter and drummer Al Foster, Tyner and Henderson make for a perfect team on four originals by group members (including the tenor's classic "Recorda Me") and four superior standards. The advanced hard bop music is as rewarding as one would expect". (Scott Yanow, Allmusic).
"If you're attracted to jazz that evokes late nights, dark corners and glittering cityscapes, Jazz In Film is a must-have. This is about as classy a collection of after-hours jazz as you're likely to hear. The music is emotional, strongly melodic and beautifully atmospheric. Terence Blanchard has written four film scores as Spike Lee's jazz composer of choice, but he mostly mines other people's work on this excellent CD, a collection of nine movie themes." (All About Jazz)
"Pianist James Williams picked three of the top tenor players of the 1990s (Joe Henderson, George Coleman and Billy Pierce) to participate in a jam session-type set. The sextet (with bassist James Genus and drummer Tony Reedus) performs six selections, all but one of which are over 9 minutes long. Each of the saxophonists have plenty of solo space and many chances to trade off. The material is generally pretty basic, with two blues, a runthrough on rhythm changes, the folk song "Calgary" and a pair of standards being performed. The tenors are quite aware of each other's presence so the playing is of a consistently high quality even if no real explosions occur. An enjoyable set." (Allmusic)
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